Wednesday 27 April 2022

Mahapurush Lakshan - 32 features

By Sri Chiraan 2009/07/06

Beauty of a person is judged by 32 features. Such 32 Features present indicates a perfect man / woman. These features are:

  • Chest, forehead, shoulders must be broad - 3
  • Navel, and Satva must be deep [Gambhir] - 2
  • Breasts, stomach, knees, nose, face, hips must be well developed - 6
  • Penis, back, neck, thighs should be small - 4
  • Eye edges, palms, foot, nails, tongue, lips, palette should be red in colour – 7
  • Teeth, nails, hair, skin, pores should be subtle [not coarse] - 5
  • Mouth, eyes, ears, nose and arms should be large - 5
  • Additionally three lines should be visible at forehead, neck and stomach

Only Hanuman has all the Lakshanas. Shiva has 28 Lakshanas, and others have lesser and lesser. Devatas have 15 and above, rishis have eight best lakshan, and beautiful humans have 4 or 5 good lakshanas. Demons have all distorted lakshan. Kali has all 32 durlakshanas only.

Those who have more than 20 lakshanas their words on Vedas can be accepted.

More the lakshanas more the happiness. More will be devotion towards Vishnu. For women beauty is the only indicator for good qualities. More beautiful a women more devoted will be she towards God.

Abenefic in Lagna or a benefic aspecting Lagna makes one beautiful

Krishnarpana

Chaturmasa

By Sri Chiraan 2009/07/04

Man born on earth is ordained to perform certain karma which is compulsory, and non adherence results in sin and punishment in hell. These karmas are known as Nitya karma.

Ekadashi vrat and Chaturmasa, Krishna ashtami are nitya karmas which every human being must adhere to. 

Chaturmasa is four months of austere ties to be observed starting from Ashadha shukla Ekadashi to Kartik shukla dwadashi. In the four months of the rainy season, from the Ekadashi of the bright fortnight of Ashadha when the Sun is in Cancer to the Ekadashi of the bright fortnight of Kartika, Lord Vishnu sleeps on the serpent-bed [ YOGA NIDRA]. This period is pious and most appropriate for devotion to Lord Vishnu.

Today is Ashadha Shukla Dwadashi and Chaturmasa begins. Chaturmasa the four months are observed thus; Ashadha Shukla Ekadashi to Shravan Shukla Ekadashi – Shaka Vrat in this month no vegetables are used in the kitchen and recipes.

Vegetables like onion, garlic, drumstick, eggplants, radish, and bottle gourd are some of them which induce passion and hence ever prohibited.

But specially prohibited in Shaka Vrat are:

Prohibited ingredients
Tamarind
Chili
Coriander
Mustard
All types of vegetables
Fruits (except Mango)
Dry grapes
Cardamom ,hing, scented articles.
Coconut
Nuts like Cashew, etc.

Allowed ingredients
Pulses (except Bengal gram and fried gram)
Pepper
Cumin seeds
Amla powder
Wheat
Sesame seeds
Ragi
Sooji
Rava
Maida
Gingelly oil
Ghee
Jaggery
Sugar
Corn
Amchur powder (dry mango powder)

Dadhi vrata – Shravan Shukla Ekadashi to Bhadrapad Shukla Ekadashi - All items made of curds and curds are prohibited in this period.

Ksheer vrata – Bhadrapad shukla ekadashi to Ashvayuj shukla ekadashi – All items made in milk and by products and milk are prohibited to be used.

Dwidala Vrata – Ashvayuj Shukla Ekadashi – Kartik Shukla Ekadashi – all the seeds [dals] which break into two when hit with stone [dicotyledons] are prohibited, and all plants sprouted from these are also prohibited, also fruits and vegetable containing multiple seeds are not to be used.

This gives control of the senses for longevity. Among the five sense organs the tongue is most vulnerable and susceptible for the temptation and it is very difficult to control. This is the last sense organ ceases its operation before the death.

A bath in holy waters, visits to holy places, temples, charities and merits take shelter in Lord Vishnu. One bathing in a river in the Chaturmasa becomes accomplished, and if one bathes in holy waters, one’s sins are destroyed.

If one mixes sesame seeds and amla powder, takes a bath with this water, he will get purged of all sins. Compassion to living beings is particularly recommended in Chaturmasa and the giving of food, water and cows etc. reading of scriptures and fire sacrifices afford immense religious merit. Giving food bestows the highest religious merit. It can be given at any time of the day.

It is a rare virtue to have the inclination to abide by dharma, to serve the saints, have darshana and satsanga of saints to worship Lord Vishnu and practice alms giving in Chaturmasa.

If one for the sake of the Lord’s pleasure, voluntarily forswears sense-enjoyments dear to one’s heart in Chaturmasa, one gets those sense-enjoyments in unlimited quantity. One doing so with full faith gets immense Punya .

  • One not using metal utensils and taking food on Palasha leaves in Chaturmasa attains to vairagya.
  • One should particularly refrain from taking food in copper utensils during Chaturmasa.
  • Wearing black and blue is prohibited in Chaturmasa.
  • One who refrains from shaving in Chaturmasa, saves himself from the taptraya.
  • Sleeping on the ground, observing brahmacharya, eating on leaves, fasting, Mauna (silence), japa, meditation and charities in Chaturmasa gives results many folds.
  • If one remains steadfast and takes moderate quantities of food only once in a day throughout Chaturmasa, he gets absolved of all sins and goes to Lord Vishnu’s abode.
  • One eating only a single cereal throughout Chaturmasa is saved from diseases.
  • One taking only one meal in a day in Chaturmasa attains punya of performing twelve yagyas.
  • One living on milk or fruit alone gets thousands of sinful births destroyed.
  • Complete fasting on one out of fifteen days destroys all ailments of the body and converts all the food taken in past fourteen days into ojas. That is why fasting on Ekadashi is so highly celebrated. Chaturmasa.
  • continuously fasting for 12 days is known as parak.
  • Taking a single morsel and increasing each morsel every day up till Poornima and reducing till Amavasya is known as Krichcha .
  • Eating only once in the morning and fasting in evening is known as Nakta.
  • Eating in evening and fasting during daytime is known as ekabhukta.
  • All these austerities give complete results in chaturmasa and are multiplied crores of times in absolving heinous sins.
  • It is specifically required to keep the mind engaged in reading shastras during this period, it is known as PARAYANA.
  • It is very easy to attain mantra siddhi during chaturmasa.
  • Woman can serve Lord by taking up austerities like making 100000 battis [wicks lamp] for the lord.
  • Woman can also opt for making 10000 namaskaras to Lord in four months.
  • Ascetics Vow to stay in one place and do not cross city borders, they perform 10000 Tulasi archana to the Lord Anantshayan.

Lord Vishnu sleeps in yognidra during Chaturmasa; therefore, no marriages, or other ceremonies, or sacrifices with desire of future reward should be performed in Chaturmasa. This four month period is for austerities. Lord gets up from his YOGNIDRA on Utthan DWADASHI [which is also TULASI VIVAH].

Krishnarpana

Palabha Prashna Phalaprapti Kaal

By Sri Chiraan 2009/07/03

  • A 12 angul Shanku when erected on a plain ground gives a shadow on to the ground due to Sun at various times at a given place. This shadow is known as Shankuchaya
  • The prashna Ascendant [rashi kala vikala] when converted to vikalas gives kalapinda
  • Each planet has a gunaka [multiplier], Sun=5, Moon=21, Mars=14, Mercury=9 Jupiter=8, Venus=3, Saturn=11.
  • Kalapinda when multiplied with chaya be divided by 7 whatever remainder R is obtained. [1 -7 sun -sat] that planets gunak be multiplied by kalapinda and chaya.
  • Kalapinda X chaya / 7 = remainder R
  • = kalapinda X Chaya X [R corresponding gunaka]
  • Z / 7 = remainder if Sun, Mars or Shani then the prashna will have negative result else positive result is obtained.
  • Kalapinda X chaya /71 = remainder K
  • Keep deducting sun 5 moon 21 from this K where deduction is not possible that planets and remains will the number of days months or years time taken to attain the result.

Here chaya is important in knowing both prashna lagna and timings. What is chaya. In olden days Astrologers used to have a stick 12 angul erected in the house, and year long shadow markings for various hours at various months were marked. This is impractical in todays times.

So without erecting shanku [stick ] can we find the chaya. Lets use some mathematics.


Chayakarna² = chaya ² + Shanku ²

This principle can be found in grahalaghav, sarvanandkaran, makarand etc treatises of Astrology.

Vishuvat is sayan mesha sankranti and Sayan tula sankranti normally falls on 21 march and 23 september. On these days at NOON, 12 angul shanku at whatever place gives the shadow, that shadow is known as PALABHA.

At Vishuvat rekha ie akshansha 0° deg at equator shadow will be zero.

As we go northwards or southwards the shadow increases so does Palabha proportional to latitudes. That means if akshansha is known [longitude / latitudes] then palabha can be known. and vice versa.

i.e. If shadow is accurately cast then latitudes and longitudes of the place can be found out.

Palabha ²= {625 -(Akshansha X 10 )} ²

If Palabha is known then chaya can be found out as follows

Y= [charapala / {palabha X 10 }]² X 2 ;

Bhajya= Y+ Y/5 +114 ;

Bhajak = charapala /5 ± 114 ;

Sama= {Natkal +0.30 }² / 2 ;

Palakarna = [Palabha ² /25] + 12 ;

Abhista har ={Bhajak- sama } / Palakarna ;

Chayakarna = Bhaja / Ishta har ;

Chaya ² = chayakarna ² – Shanku ²

This is shadow at the time of prashna

Example:

Let there be a question at 10 am Delhi when ascendant was 4. 22° .46′.

kalatmakpinda = 4X 30 =120 +22 =144° X 60 =8640 +46 = 8686 

Let chaya be 9.13

kalapinda X chaya = 8686 X 9.13 = 80055.58

80056/7 = remainder 4 [ Mercury ] gunak =9

8686X 9 = 720504

720504/7 remainder =1 [ Sun] thus the result will not be favourable

80056/71 = remainder 36 

36- Surya 5 = 34

34- Moon 21 = 13

13- Mars 14 [ deduction not possible ] thus thus 13 days trouble are indicated as Sun is not favourable.

If remainder is Sun Mars = days, Venus Moon = fortnight, Jupiter = months, Mercury = 2 months, Saturn = years; as many days months years etc. should be predicted for timing of the event such as travel, return from foreign trip, loss, gain, destruction of enemies, advent of finance etc.

For details one can refer Surysidhdhanta triprashnadhikar.

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Utpat

By Sri Chiraan 2009/07/02

Utpat are of three types: 

  • Divya
  • Antariksha
  • Bhauma

Differences in the discs of Sun, Planets or Stars are known as Divya.

Ulka [comets], nirghat [meteors], Vayu vikar [windstorms], Parivesha [solar /lunar dispersion], Gandharva nagar [UFO], Indradhanush [rainbow], are all Antariksha utpat

Movable things if they become immovable or immovable things become movable on earth then it is Bhauma Utpat .

Shanti will alleviate Bhauma utpat. Antariksha utpat reduces its effect when shanti is performed. Divya Utpat does not calm down even after Shanti. Gold, food and cow and Prithvi [land] when donated reduces some UTPAT ill effects .

Divya Utpat can also be pacified by 1 Crore homa. [Koti homa].

King finds results of Divya Utpat in his body, son, treasury, vehicles, city, queen, chief, priest and subjects .

Shivaling, Devata statue and temples or places of worship when they dislocate, cry, sweat, or fall, or make some strange noises then it foretells death or danger to the King and his Kingdom.

When during festival in temples, if the grand vehicles [yatra ratha] breakdown, wheel gets stuck or over-turns, then it foretells bad future for the inhabitants and King.

When Draupadi Vasraharan was attempted by Dushyashan, temporarily all the greats in the Kuru family were mentally stuck by inertia [they were all stabdha] by the evil force of Kali, and Dhritrashtra, Bheeshma, Drona and Kripa except Vidur none opposed the act.

Vikarna [brother of Duryodhan opposed the act saying this is adharma. But this was not out of any devotion to Krishna, or attachment to Pandavas, or extreme faith in Dharma. Vikarna wanted to show that he knows some dharma well, and wanted to exhibit it without any conviction.

Thus even after he opposed, Bheemasen vowed to kill all the 100 brother s of Kauravas. Bheema is apostle of Dharma, he cannot err. Yet If Vikarna was right then Bheemsen should have vowed for 99 people, but he vowed to eliminate all the 100. Gandhari did ask this question to Bheemsen in the end. Bheem explains, Vikarna had only shown intent on his knowledge exhibition and no conviction. Yet he also was party to imprisoning scheme of Krishna and rendered him a Vishnu Drohi, and hence was entitled to be killed by Bheemsen.

After the Bheemsen vow, there were UTPAT everywhere visible in the skies and earth trembled, there were heavy cries from owls, yagnyashala of Kauravas moved to a distance, there as a vile storm and heavy rains. Dhrtarashtra's throne trembled, his crown fell down and horses vomited blood. Owls and vultures cried loudly. All the AYga mantap lit automatically by fire. the statue of Kuru greats wept profusely.

Dhritarashtra called for Vidura and asked him the results of this Utpat. Vidura said "if you don't act oh great king you will be destroyed along with your sons and children. Bheemsen is very angry, and Draupadi can any moment curse you, this will close gates of heaven to you. and imminent downfall awaits your family".

Dhritarashtra afraid of curse of Draupadi asks Vidura a way out to escape calamity.

He says "return the Kingdom and husbands freedom for Draupadi". Dhritarastra asked "what's wrong in gaining a kingdom by his son in gambling, how does that entitle Bheemsen to wage war ?".

Vidura says "oh King, listen to the Dharma carefully, that which is given to a woman by her husband, that which is taken away from a pious Bramhin, or widowed woman, or a crippled soldier, or that which is lost in a gamble, all this can be taken back by force and there is no loss of dharma in it".

Dhritarashtra then pacifies Draupadi and asks her to seek a boon. Kshtriya woman does not seek any boons from other than husband. Vidura says three can be taken from the husbands father. Since Pandu is not alive Dhhrtarashtra is akin to father, and her father in-law so she can ask three boons from him. Vidura urges Dhritarashtra to bestow freedom to Draupadi, her husbands and third return of Kingdom lost in gamble.

Dhritarashtra obliges and returns all that is lost in the gamble along with freedom from slavery to Pandavs. Bheemsen says what has been given in fear is not a dana or boon but a an extract by themselves. Thus they as kshatriys cannot be said to have gained freedom in bhiksha. As Dhritarashtra gave these out of fear.

But great is the Satvik nature of Draupadi, that even in extreme trouble she did not curse Kauravas, but relied on Krishna to safeguard her honour . This is true Bhagavat dharma.

Krishnarpana

Pravarshan - Rainfall

By Sri Chiraan 2009/07/01

Pravashan is known by omens present at the rainfall on the following stars Purvabhadrapad, Uttarabhadrapad, Uttarashada, Purvashadha, Rohini. In these five stars when there is rainfall, then it is known as garbha. 

After 195 days it is known as prasava, where there will be massive rains or poor rains as per the omens on the day of Garbha.

If there is rainfall on these stars with more than required quantity in every season then there will be enough rains .

But if there are rains on Shatbhishaga, Ashlesha, Ardra ,Swati or Magha, as garbha then if these are lit with omens like utpat [divya antariksha or bhaum] there will not be rains for as many days in the rainy season for as many days the omens exist during garbha.

Five factors to be observed for a rain are Vayu, Jal, Vidyut, Megh, Shabda. If garbha contains all the five factors, then there will be ample rains in the season.

When all the five are present then there will be rains for 100 yojans, if only four omens at garbha then rains will be for 50 yojan, three omens will give 25 yojan, two will give 12.5 yojan only one omen will give 5 yojan distributed rains.

If garbh is in margashirsh then there will be less rains.

Jyeshta shukla ashtami to four days are normally suitable for garbha, if it rains on swati star then there will no rains in shravan amasa.

If it rains on vishakha then there will be no rains in bhadrapada, anuradha will not give rains in ashvayuj and jyeshta rain will make it rainless in kartik.

Where there is good law and order and where Bramhins are always engaged in homa havan and yagnyas, and are agnihotris there will always be plenty of rains.

Today most parts of India are facing extreme power shortage. Here are unscheduled power cuts even in cities like Bangalore, Delhi etc. This seems to be caused by shortage in water level in reservoirs in dams.

Electricity department has openly made an appeal to the people to understand that this is due to shortage of rainfall. If it does not rain in coming weeks, the unscheduled cuts will be normalised, and additional cuts will be imposed apart from regular 5 hour cuts in city like Bangalore. Tariff may increase by Rs 3.

And it is all due to no Rains. Strange how the rationalists have suddenly started believing in the rain Gods. In the era when it was fashionable to build dams, depending on rains was superstition. Every river had dams obstructing its flow thinking that will give electricity forever. Wise cried, the river is not just a water flowing it is ecosystem. If ecosystem is disturbed then environment is affected. People laughed, they thought it is old fashioned to oppose dams.

There were films in those days where waiting for rains for agriculture was shown as sign of backwardness and unscientific. The arrogance of science was on the basis of its discovery of electricity. This arrogance led to abuse of rivers, rivers dried everywhere in every part of India.

Today same custodians of electricity are looking skywards [like poor farmer of parallel cinema art film] for rains.

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Rajvrittant - List of kings after Mahabharata war

By Sri Chiraan 2009/06/26

Bhagavat purana lists all the kings that would come to rule the land of bharat [entire jambudweepa] after King Parikshit. This is an interesting tale of kings yet to come a prediction by Vedavyasa. The names of the kings and their prospective rule, along with the number of years they ruled is amazingly accurate when compared to the actual history. However William Jones and others distorted Indian history and jumbled up the names of many kings to match with the Sumerian record. 

Most of the history we read is highly biased and interpolated to suit the erstwhile British empire designs to show the land of Bharat as land of snake charmers and naked babas.

Th actual list is:

  • 3139 The Mahabharat War
  • Start of Brihadrath dynasty of Magadh
  • Start of Yudhisthir dynasty of Hastinapur
  • 3102 Ascension of Bhagwan Krishn 

Start of kaliyug
  • 2139 End of Brihadrath dynasty
  • 2139-2001 Pradyot dynasty
  • 2001-1641 Shishunag dynasty
  • 1894-1814 Gautam Buddh
  • 1641-1541 Nandas
  • 1541-1241 Maurya dynasty
  • *1541-1507 Chandragupt Maurya
  • 1507-1479 Bindusar
  • 1479-1443 Ashokvardhan
  • 1241-784 Shung and Kanau dynasty
  • 784-328 Andhra dynasty 
  • 328-83 Gupt dynasty 
  •  328-321 Chandragupt Vijayaditya
  • *326 Alexander’s invasion
  • 321-270 Samudragupt Ashokaditya Priyadarshin, or
  • Ashok the Great
  • 102BC-15AD Vikramaditya, established Vikram era in 57 BC

(AD)

  • 25-85 Shalivahan, established Shalivahan Shak era in 78 AD
  • 85-1192 There were several kingdoms of Rajpoot kings all over India. They ruled for 1,107 years.
  • 1192-1757 In 1192, Mohammad Gori invaded Delhi (Hastinapur) the second time, defeated and killed Prithviraj Chauhan, and became the king. Since then several dynasties of Muslims ruled India for 565 years.
  • 1757-1947 In 1757 English regime was established in Bengal.
  • British ruled India for 190 years.
  • 1947 India got Independence

It can be seen that there is full 1200 years of difference between the Chanakya Maurya and Alexander .

The myth of Alexander and his Selukus having fought Maurya is evident. This is the greatest hoax of this century. A grand goof up.

To prove the same let us provide some evidence.

The famous Aihole inscription of glorious Chalukya King Pulkeshi II of the 7th century says:

It means, “3,735 (30 + 3,000 + 700 + 5) years have already elapsed in Kaliyug
after the Mahabharat war, and 556 (50 + 6 + 500) years of Shalivahan era is running (on this date of engraving this inscription)”. The inscription says that 3,735 years of Kaliyug had already elapsed. It means the 3,736th year of Kali era was running in the Shak era 556 AD which was 556 + 78 = 634 AD. Thus, deducting 634 from 3,736 comes to 3102 BC.

Thus date of both Mahabharata war and Shalivahan shaka has been established through this inscription.

Now Bhagavat clearly deleanates the list and is also supported by Vishnu purana and Bhavishya Purana.

Bhavishya Puran itself there are descriptions of Vikramaditya in more than 40 chapters between Pratisarg Parv I and IV. Pratisarg Parv IV, chapter 1 of Bhavishya Puran says that after the elapse of a full 3,000 years in kaliyug (3102 – 3000 = 102 BC), a dynamic Divine personality was born who was named Vikramaditya. Bhavishya Puran further says that the great King Vikramaditya ruled for one hundred years.

Kalidas, the greatest poet, writer and the literary figure of his time, living a pious life and sincerely devoted to his scholarly work, was one of the nine gems of King Vikram’s court. The Jyotirvidabharnam by Kalidas tells in its first chapter [astrological treatise by Kalidas]

That Vikram era started at the elapse of (agni 3, ambar 0, yug 4 and ved 4 = 3,0,4,4) 3,044 years of Kaliyug. Thus, the 3,045th year of Kaliyug was the beginning of Vikram era which is 57 BC. At the end of Jyotirvidabharnam, Mahakavi Kalidas mentions the exact date of his writing and says that

In the Kali era 3067 he had started to write this book. It means, he wrote that book when 3,067 years of Kaliyug had passed. That comes to 35 BC (3102 – 3067 = 35), which is after the beginning of Vikram era.
Thus, Vikramaditya was born in 102 BC (3102-3000), established his ‘era’ in 57 BC and left this earth planet in 15 AD.

There were nine dynasties that ruled Magadh after the Mahabharat war (3139 BC). They were: 

  • 21 kings in Brihadrath dynasty (1,000 years)
  • 5 in Pradyot (138 years)
  • 10 in Shishunag (360 years)
  • One King Mahapadm Nand along with his 8 sons (100 years)
  • 10 Maurya (137 years)
  • 10 Shung and 4 Kanva (457 years)
  • 30 kings of Andhra dynasty for 456 years (Bhagwatam 9/22/46-49, 12/1/1-28 )

Thus Alexander’s era of 320 BC does not coincide with Chanakya and Maurya.

Morover Megasthenes never mentions about any minister of Sandrokottus by name Chanakya. The most prolific and authentic historian, it is unlikely that when he has not missed to capture the essence of Magadh empire with details of gardens, and footpath, and roads, and administration has failed to mention the most revered and admired minister of Empire. It is in fact the empire of Ashoka priyadarshin[samudragupta] that megasthenes was describing and not Candragupta Maurya. As 320 Bc was Gupta period and not Maurya period.

Some names are confusing .

  • The Gupt dynasty was the ninth Magadh dynasty. There were seven kings in the Gupt dynasty:
  • (1) Chandragupt Vijayaditya (ruling period 7 years)
  • (2) Samudragupt Ashokaditya Priyadarshin or Ashok the Great (51 years)
  • (3) Chandragupt II Vikramaditya (36 years)
  • (4) Kumargupt Mahendraditya (42 years)
  • (5) Skandgupt Parakramaditya (25 years)
  • (6) Nrasinghgupt Baladitya (40 years) 
  • (7) Kumargupt II Vikramaditya (44 years) 
The total reigning period was 245 years. After the downfall of Gupt dynasty the kingship of Magadh ended, and it went under the subordination of Vikramaditya of Ujjain (Malva).

And Mauryan dynasty:

  • Chanakya, also known as Kautilya, who didn’t have a pleasant appearance but had an intelligent brain, managed to terminate the existing King Mahapadm Nand and his eight sons, and made Chandragupt the King of Magadh who was also the legitimate heir of the throne. The total period of the four dynasties including the Nand dynasty after the Mahabharat war is 1,598 years (1,000 + 138 + 360 + 100). Thus, the coronation date of Chandragupt Maurya comes to 3139 – 1598 = 1541 BC. Chandragupt Maurya ruled for 34 years (1541-1507 BC), his son Bindusar ruled 28 years (1507-1479 BC) and his grandson Ashokvardhan ruled for 36 years (1479-1443 BC).

Megasthenes mentions King of India had usurped kingdom from his master.

Chandragupta of Gupta dynasty was a general in the court of Andhra king when the king died, his son Pauloma was a infant, so Chadraguta assumed throne later killed Pauloma to become emperor.

Whereas Maurya was installed by Chanakya and was legal heir to the throne.

Megasthenes was considered as gossiper by Greeks themselves. Strabo says Megasthenes account cannot be believed as it says some Indians had feet backwards with eight toes. Sugarcane was a honey coated reed which gave honey without bees. Indians lived only for 40 years, and women gave birth to child at seven. The snakes were flying and scorpions threw venom from skies and ants were as big as camel.

All these show he was cooking up stories.

And Jones took advantage of these writings to establish Sandrokottus was Chandragupta Maurya. And Hindus were Aryans from foreign Land, and so Muslims and Christians were equally acceptable as Hindus in this land as invaders. But megasthenes never mentions Maurya or Chanakya.

Thus this history is distorted. And true history is what is given in Bhagavatam and Bhavishya Purana.

Kings of Pramar dynasty up to King Bhojraj as given in the Bhavishya Puran (Pratisarg Parv IV chapter one) states Vikramaditya, son of Gandharv Sen, reigned up to 15 AD. Vikramaditya’s son Deobhakt ruled from 15-25 AD and his grandson, Shalivahan, ruled from 25-85 AD. Shalivahan established his era in 78 AD. It is called the Shalivahan Shakera.

Krishnarpanmastu

Vaksiddhi - Birth of Vyasateertha

By Sri Chiraan 2009/06/26

  • Mercury in kendra, Venus in second house and any other benefic in the third house gives Vaksiddhi.
  • Jupiter with any other benefic in vargottam will give vaksiddhi. 

Many times Astrologers reap fame due to vaksiddhi. Even austere saints exhibit Vaksiddhi. Vaksiddhi gives rise to a concept that Lord sometimes overrides the destiny of people for the sake of words of certain chosen few.

One must not pester Astrologers to answer any queries when he is not in a mood, his words sometimes spoils a good fortunes, and a delighted Bramhin astrologer can spin wonders for a dejected man, or one beaten down by the hit of destiny. Astrologers should hence use restraint in giving negative predictions.

Vedvyasa resides in the speech of Bramhins. Perhaps this may be the reason why in Yaksha prashna Yudhisthir answers "the power of Bramhin is in his speech". This is also the reason why Prahlad asks the only boon in his life to Lord Narsimha to always give his lineage and descendants the mind to oblige Bramhins. For this Lord Narayana says "Bramhano sakshat mama devata".

Once there lived a woman in her late fifties by name Kaveri. She hurriedly went to the Mutt where Shri Bramhanyateertha was engrossed in the study of shastras. Kaveri had just lost her husband Ramchandraachar and his corpse was being taken to the funeral.

Unable to bear the agony she decided to alight the pyre [sati] and wanted to take permission from the saint.

Saint without even taking a look at her, engrossed in his book, and without even listening to her exclaimed "deergha sumangali bhava ,suputrapraptirastu".

Kaveri amma became very puzzled. She said Swamiji my husband is being taken for funeral [he is already dead] and what is this you have said. Swamiji said his words would not go waste.

Bramhanya teerth went to the corpse and sprinkled the holy water [teertha] of Sriman MOOLARAM and Ramchandraachar got up to the delight of all the gathering.

Even as a aged woman she conceived and gave birth to a great scholar. This child studied in Kanchi and became famous as Vagmi, and compiled entire Madhva shastra into a couplet.

Shripad Rayaru of Mulbagil was very impressed with his mastery over Shastras. Then Bramhanya teertha ordained this boy as the successor to his Mutt Peethadhipati and named him "Shri Vyasa Teertha".

Sulava Narsimha was emperor of Vijaynagar empire. He requested ShriPadraja swamiji to take over pooja of Tirumala Venkataramana. Tirupati was governed by Vijaynagar Kings. Shripadaraj swamiji recommended Vyasateertha to be appointed for praying Tirupati Balaji. [Madhvas were actually archakas during Vijayanagar Rule]. Vyasa teertha did abhisheka and pooja at Tirumala for 12 years. It was during such period Sulava raya declared Vyasateertha as his Rajguru . His successor Krishnadevaraya also accepted Vyasaraja as his Guru.

The famous historian and poet Somanath writes.Vyasa raya was respected by all the Kings even Muslims. He was revered Saint and King actively sought his political advise. The great Dasa like Purandara, kanaka etc were ordained under his tutorship. The great Saints like Vijayeendra, Vadiraaj also learnt under him. He defeated many scholars of his time to establish Madhva philosophy. He was considered as Abhinav Vyasa. Idols of Krishna danced whenever he was engaged in its pooja. People rejoiced and felt safe in his administration.

Once when a astrologer declared that great calamity will befall the Kingdom of Vijayanagar when the birth star of the King was tenanted by three malefics. The astrologer predicted, whoever sits on the throne at that inauspicious hour will meet certain death.

Krishnadevaraya, invited Vyasateertha to rule the Kingdom for twelve years on the throne [as he alone could mitigate the duryoga]. Vyasateertha threw his angavastra onto the throne and it burnt down to ashes, then he ascended the Throne of Vijaynagar Empire and ruled for twelve years to safeguard King Krishnadevaraya from ill fate. He was able administrator and statesman.

Vyasateertha established 732 Idols of Hanuman all through the Empire. Vyasateertha was Balhika in the Mahabharata war. As Balhika [elder brother of Shantanu and uncle of Bheeshma] he had raised mace on Lord Bheemasen 732 times. Finally he died in the hands of Bheemasen. having raised weapon on the Lord Vayu, he did prayashchitta by installing 732 Hanuman idols all over the empire in this birth.

Vyasa teertha was reborn as Shri Raghavendra Teertha.

Krishnarpana

Tuesday 26 April 2022

RajYoga - The story of Narahari teertha

By Sri Chiraan 2009/06/24

|| sasItAmUlarAmArchA koshe gajapateH sthitA |
||yenAnItA namastasmai shrImannR^iharibhixave||

Narahari teertha - 3rd Pontiff in the Shree Madhacharya - Raghavendra Mutt (1324-1333-Hampi-Thungabhadra).

PooRvashram name SHyam shaastri.

When Jupiter is in Lagna and Sun in the tenth house at the time of travel one will acquire a Kingdom in his travel.

Shyam Shastri was the minister of Kalinga State. His father was Narasimha Bhatta. who was also an officer in that state. They were powerful in many respects. Many temples were erected during their time. The inscriptions at Srikurmam says he had donated a village to Bramhins for the welfare of King Bhanudev II. He was expert swordsman and able statesman. He was a scholar. Lead a life like rajaRshi, working as an minister in the court of King Gajapathi of Orissa(Kalinga) State.

Sriman Madhwacharya camped at Orissa after returning from Badarikashram. A Vidwat sabha was arranged. The father and the son took part in the debate. Both father and son duo were traditionally ADVAITI Bramhins, thus they were debating against the Dvaita philosophy of Sriman Madhvacharya. They could not succeed. They accepted the defeat.

Impressed by the discourses of Sri Madhvacharya, Shyama Shastri accepted the Vaishnava-dvaitha Math and became his disciple. He was ordained the name NARHARI Teertha.

Stayed for some time with his guru. Sriman Madhwacharya asked him to go to Kalinga State and spread the Dvaitha Philosophy.

At that time the king died leaving a infant heir to the throne. A caretaker was necessary till the infant prince grew Young and capable. The subjects were in dilemma. They decided and made arrangements for the Royal elephant to go round the State with a garland at its trunk, and to put to the neck of a person to whom it chooses as the best. That person would rule the kingdom. The Royal elephant saw a Sanyasi coming out of Lord Jagannatha temple, after performing pooja. It garlanded the Sanyasi and prostrated before him. The subjects felt that Lord Jagannatha had come in the form of Swamiji, and entrusted the State to the control of the Swamiji. He was none other than Sri Narahari Theertha. The subjects were more than happy to see erstwhile minister now back to look after them.

Sri Narahari theertha also thought that it was the will of God to protect the kingdom till the prospective ruler would grow, and was able to take charge of the kingdom. Thus he looked after the Kingdom for 12 years.

The history of Orissa well records this fact in the following extract

http://www.orissadiary.com/orissa_profile/orissahistory.asp

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Narasimhadeva I was successful in his campaigns against the Muslims, and humbled the pride of his enemy. Like his father he was a devotee of Lord Purushottama. He is remembered in history as the builder of the world famous temple at Konarka.

In 1264 A.D. Narasimhadeva I was succeeded by his son Bhanudeva I born of queen Sitadevi. During his time Narahari Tirtha the disciple of Ananda Tirtha (Madhvacharya) had great influence in Orissa. He was even appointed as a Governor of Kalinga. During the rule of Bhanudeva, Chandrikadevi, the daughter of Anangabhimadeva I, constructed the Ananta Basudev temple at Bhubaneswar in 1278 A.D. That year Bhanudeva died and his son Narasimhadeva II was an infant. Narahari Tirtha worked as regent for long twelve years. Narasimhadeva II is known to have fought against the Muslims of Bengal the results of which were decisive. His long reign from 1278 to 1306 was peaceful.
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During his rule, he remained a sanyasi and converted many adjacent princes and kings to Vaishnav Dvaita fold and renamed them. The Matsya rulers of Oddavadi became independent of the Gangas, and were converted to Vaisnavism by Narahari Tiirtha. Arjuna became Narasimha Vardhana, Annamaraja Gopalavardhana and Munjaditya Srirangavardhana. Sri Narahari Tiirtha was also responsible for the conversion of many princely and aristocratic families of Kalinga, and Andhra regions to Madhva fold. The descendants of these families still flourish in the coastal Andhra and adjoining states.

When the successor had attained maturity to take charge of the kingdom, he handed over the State and left for the UDUPI. The Young Raja wanted to give presents to the outgoing Sanyasi. But Sri Narahari theertha did not accept anything. When the young Rajakumar persisted him to have something as a memento, he took the MoolaRama idols from the Raja Bhanadara and arrived at the Udipi Kshetra on Kartheeka shudhdha Dwadashi evening. He submitted these idols to SriMan Madhwacharya. The morning Pooja were over due to Dwadashi. Yet Sriman Madhwacharya again went to Sri Madhwa sarovara and took bath and completed the Ahneeka. Taking these Bramha KaraaRchitha [one adorned and prayed by Bramha] idols and kept by the side of Lord Kadagol Krishna and performed the Pooja.

Sri Narahari theertha was performing Sanchara in all the directions like Sri PadmanaBha theertha spreading the Dwaitha doctrine. He came to a village called GollarahaLLI. That early morning, Lord Sriman Narayana appeared in his dream informing the saint that he was in the form of an idol in the nearby tank. Accordingly, the saint with his parivara went to the spot indicated by the lord and brought a beautiful idol of Sri Lakshminarayana, and installed in a temple specially constructed for it. The Tank was improved. It started yielding good crops for the nearby fields. People called the tank as Narayana Kere. Tipu sulthan on horse back, on his way to a war, happened to see this Lakshminarayana idol and went on to conquer KoppaLa, on his return, Tippu saw the idol again. He was pleased. As a mark of his victory he made arrangements for a diamond studded crown for this idol.

The saint came to a village called Chikkera haLLi near MoLakalmanoor. The saint dreamt that Anjaneya was inside a big anthill in that village. The mud was extracted and the saint found Anjaneya Vigraha Pratishtapana was done as per the wishes of Anjaneya and people believe that it belonged to Janamejayaraya’s period. A separate temple was constructed.

Sri Narahari teertha was Acharya’s pet student. He wrote commentary for Geetha Bhashya. He also wrote commentaries for Yamaka Bharatha. Also wrote Keerthana’s in Kannada language. He lived for 80 years in Kalinga, Andhra, and Karanataka States He gave ashram to Sri Maadhawa Theertha. Behind the Vijaya vitala temple of Hampi near Chakratheertha, he entered Brindavana.

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What was the necessity for Madhvacharya to send Narhari teerth to Kalinga?

The story ends with Narhari teertha bringing the MOOLRAMA vigraha. This gold idol still in Mantralayam and has interesting background which warrants a narration.

God Narayana is omnipotent. Lord has all his roopa intact and imperishable. So Lord MoolRama was / is present even before Lord Ram actually appeared as son of Dasharath.

Bramha was praying this idol Moolrama in Satyaloka. He had appointed a deity by name “ShankhaKarna” to bring everyday Tulasi and flowers without fail, and punctually at the time of pooja of Bramha .

Shankhakarna was prompt in his duty for yugas. However one day, as he gazed the idol, a desire to do the pooja himself to the idol of MoolRama and hold it in the his hands , crisscrossed the mind of the deity. Engrossed in his desires and such thoughts and dreams, he forgot to hand over the Tulasi and flowers to Bramha in time.

Bramha in anger cursed him to be born on earth as rakshas. When prayed ardently by the ShanhaKarna, Bramha smiled and said this was not a curse but a anugraha shapa [a boon in disguise]. He had grasped his desire and in his one of the births he would pray the idol with his own hands. And all his births he will be specially devoted to VISHNU.

ShankhaKarna was born as Prahlad. [Chief inspiration behind the advent of lord as NARSIMHA]. Then he was born as BALHIKA [elder brother of SHANTANU and uncle of BHEESHMA fought war and died in the hands of BHEEMA, he was the elder most [elder to Bheeshma] warriors in Mahabharata war]. Then he took birth as Shri RAGHAVENDRA Swamy.

Bramha gave the idol to Ikshvaku of Solar dynasty. From there it came to Dasharath and the Lord RAM gave it to Lakshman, subsequently to Hanuman.

Hanuman gave this to Bheemasen. Bheemasen after the war handed it over Kalinga King. In this Kalinga lineage, this remained in Orrissa, but the pooja had long ago stopped, and hence it was kept in the Royal storage.

It was through Narahari teertha it came back to Bheemsen [Madhvacharya] and in the mutt was continuously prayed daily by the Mutt POntiffs. Thus in this tradition Shri Raghavendra was appointed Pontiff by Sudhindra teerth. and Shri Raghavendra [ShankhaKarna] fulfilled his long cherished dream of praying MOOLRAMCHANDRA

||Sriman moolramo Vijayate|| ||Sri Gururajo Vijayate||

Krishnarpanamastu


Sutra Panchakam - Diagnosis of Ailment

By Sri Chiraan 2009/06/22

There are five sutras in Astrology of ailment. 

  1. Samanya Sutra
  2. Adhipati sutra
  3. Amsaka sutra
  4. Nakshatra sutra
  5. Mahasutra

Referring to earth water fire wind and ether.

These are further used to determine Jeeva Sutra, Roga Sutra and Mrutyu Sutra.

In all questions Jeeva sutra confers longevity, vitality and wealth. Roga sutra gives losses and worry and ill health. Mrutyu sutra gives increase of illness fear, and failure in undertakings.

In whichever Bhuta [earth fire etc] the sutra is seen that bhuta is afflicted by disease.

In a body flesh, bones, skin, hair are earth. Blood, urine, sweat, saliva, and semen are water. Hunger, thirst, sleep, shine of skin or dullness, radiance are all fire. Movement of limbs and shaking of the body are air. Affection, hatred, infatuation, fear, aging are all ether.

Apart from above sutras trisphuta, pranasphuta, dehasphuta chatusphuta and panchasphuta Mrutyusphuta and Sukshmasphuta indicate details of ailments. Gulika navamsa gives exact time of death.

Any relationship between pranasphuta and dehasphuta gives long life.

Normally an astrologer should abstain from describing his achievements of predictions. But following are given to establish efficacy of Astrology in determining the disease and [not to extol astrologer but astrology itself].

Once in a visit to family friend, I found a relative of my friend grieving along with his family. Their son a software engineer in an MNC was given ultimatum by doctors. The Son was 30 years old, and required immediate replacement of kidney in a two days, or definite death was what doctors had told bluntly to the father of the boy.

Boy was recently married and had a six months baby .

The case: The s/w boy had terrible pain in the thigh, he went to doctor, they advised him tests. After initial test they declared his BP was abnormal, and then a biopsy of thigh nerve and then they went neurological tests, when they found nothing, they advised angiogram, plasty et all. Finally they declared his pain was due to kidney failure. His both kidneys have failed, and one requires replacement that too within two days else it will fatal.

All these test took around six months of time, and medication costing 80000 rs, of which test were 65000 and medicines were 15000. Of course the MNC paid his all bills.

He was then voluntarily withdrawn from service. The whole family was in grief. As no Kidney was in sight [donor]. Father agreed to donate one he was 70 years old.

It was a day before these transplant that those people came across me, and I instantly told them the boy had no illness and his longevity was high. Father need not give his kidney .

The words of longevity heartened them, but no disease words did not inspire them. But they invited me to their house to have a look at the boy. Who had left all hopes of life. His wife was weeping and child was very cute. Parents were in total grief. Boy had no perspiration, he had cool of a saint. How can a person of abnormally high BP be without perspiration and super cool.

I convinced the boy of good health and inspired the entire family to go for a second opinion.

The entire family went for a second opinion in a big hospital in the same city. But the second opinion of this hospital repeated the tests and gave same opinion. The family was totally disheartened. I did not give up, I asked them to try once again in another city.

They went to another city and carried out tests !Lo! All tests were normal. The boy had a minor injury and that resulted in sever pain that could be cured by medicines after one month. However the family also undertook pranic healing to recover faster.

Case 2: I was waiting in a waiting room of a platform, a family was totally preparing for a funeral of a still alive man. Who had a cancer in the mouth. The Doctor they had met just had told within few hours the time would be come. So they mercilessly discharged the patient, who could not talk. The mobile phones of the family elder were ringing, and only thing they were discussing were how to port him to other world, and how this can be even before reaching destination.

I looked at the man in a easy chair watching helplessly, he could not talk, but his eyes were moist, he had no plan to die. He wanted desperately to live. But Doctor refused to operate him.

What was wrong with him. He had a cancer inside the cavity. He could not open the mouth . there was no way anything could be inserted through his mouth to treat the cancer [chemo therapy]. So doctor declared as chemo therapy could not be done, his cancer is in last stages and he will die any moment.

I enquired the grieving people, and then they showed me X-rays and reports. The family was very poor and one of the BPL family [below poverty line], and they had gone to the doctor who was a specialist who grants appointment only once in six months. They had got the doctor by special letter from local MLA.

Doctor obliged in seeing the patient, but refused to treat him because he assumed patient could not afford his fees and treatment. So he wrote in the report, as there is no scope for surgery [and also patients financial condition do not permit], the operation cannot be done.

I took the elder of the family aside and said, look don't believe what doctors say, person does not die just because doctors say he is going to die. This man has long life.

He did not believe me. They said how can they remove cancer, he cannot open the mouth. I told, cut the jaw, make a incision and treat the cancer and then replace the jaw. This way he will survive, you cannot make funeral preparation before a live man. This is atrocious.

Then elderly said from where are we going to bring money. I told him give me the number of his MLA, I talked to him over phone, and asked him to call up the Doctor and assure him of his treatment with his funds [MLA funds], he will be blessed and popular for saving a life. He agreed.

Next day Doctor gave a fine surgery and man lived long happily.

Krishnarpanamastu

Moon Mind & Abhimanyu

By Sri Chiraan 2009/06/20

Moon indicates mind in astrology. Moon also indicates ability to attract near and dears. Moon indicates royal favours and cheers from subjects. Moon also indicates hasty decisions. Moon indicates able ruler and his heirs. Moon is the dynasty. Moon also indicates manes.

Abhimanyu was the incarnation of moon. Abhimanyu was Angad in his previous life in Ramayana. Arjun was Vali. He carried forward his runanubandha even in this life. 

Due to extreme devotion Angad had in Rama, Abhimanyu became very dear to Krishna.

When mind is firmly fixed in the Lord Ram, then no evil can even enter your mind, or disturb your gait / goal and resolution. Although every type of evil is ever engaged in disturbing / moving the tranquil of the brain and mind. Such a mind when fixed in Rama becomes firm just like Angad put his step firmly on the ground taking the name of Lord Ram. None in the court of Ravan could even move it leave aside uproot it. All the demons [various sins, evil thoughts] tried their best to move Angad’s feet but without success.

A firm resolute mind is only possible when it is fixed unconditionally towards Ram. Your mind automatically purifies, and achieves the great feat. Even under hostile circumstances it fears not to convey the message of RAM.

Abhimanyu learnt great Vidya by Lord Krishna in the womb. Lord impregnates mind with multitudes of capacity. Abhimanyu was dear to all the Pandavas. Abhimanyu represents half knowledge .

With half knowledge one can never come out of delusion [padmavyuha] called life. Logic cannot help in gain victory over senses. Neither it helps solve mystery of life. When mind is not fully equipped it keeps revolving in padmavyuha.

When such a mind is not accompanied by [Bheema, Yudhisthir, Nakul, Sahadev], i.e.. perfect knowledge & devotion towards divine, Dharma [do’s and don’ts], good neeti and conduct.

Though it can successfully tackle problems of life but cannot overcome it. When such accompaniment fails due to interference owing to lust [Jayadrath], it is severally attacked by jealousy [Karna], ego [Ashvaththama], sense of dejection [Kripa], greed [Duryodhan], perverted knowledge [Dushyashan], and confusion [Shakuni] all aided by atheism [Drona].

Such an unprepared mind is afflicted severally by these, and there is no hope whatsoever about escape from such a situation. One gets lost into such delusion named chakravyuha. One ends up with his head hit by the mace of [Kushashtra], son of Dushyashan [perverted knowledge gives birth to delusive scriptures and beliefs].

Such Chakravyuha can only be successfully tackled by Arjun [shravan, manan, dhyana] directed by Lord Krishna in body, which is purified by the presence of Hanuman .

Always engage the mind in the practice of meditation of Lord, else one will get stuck in the chakravyuha of life, never to come out of it afflicted by shadvairy [six enemies of kama, krodha, lobh, mada, moha, matsarya]. Never leave the company of dharma, gyana, neeti and suvartan.

Krishnarpanamastu

AraniPrapti - Recovery of Lost Article

By Sri Chiraan 2009/06/17

When there are benefics in the 2 ,3 4 or 11, then lost articles are recovered.

As Pandavs were living peacefully in the forest after Karna and Duryodhan were rescued by Arjun from gandharva Chitrasen. A Bramhin one day came by to the place where pandavs were dwelling.

Bramhin had his arani carried away by a deer. What is arani? 

In olden days Bramhins resorted to Agnihotra everyday. Agnihotra required the fire to be lit in the Homa Kunda. This fire was lit with the help of sticks known as Arani. Two Arani sticks when rubbed caused fire to be lit through kusha and samit.

As Arani was carried away by the deer stuck in its horns. Bramhin came to Pandavs to get back the Arani from the deer which might be wandering in the forest.

All the five brothers set out into the forest. They looked into the direction where deer hoofs were found. They chased the deer deep into the forest, and deer suddenly vanished.

All the five brothers were tired and thirsty due to prolonged chase.

Nakul sad at the events and failure thus spoke to Yudhisthir, "Oh elder one, as far as I know our ancestors have never turned down the request of the subjects. Neither did we ever fail in our daily oblations and prayer towards the Lord. Nor do I remember a day when we have sinned or missed a vow. Then what caused our failure to catch this deer".

Sahadev said "I did not make any mistakes in my life except when Shakuni deceived in the dice, I should have killed him then and there, but I failed to do so, thus today because of that karma seeing this day of exhaustion and failure".

Arjun too claimed "he should have slit the throat of Karna as he uttered those words to Draupadi".

Bheema agreed with them, but Yudhisthir said, which karma we are reaping now is in the hands of Yama [dharma], so we cannot exactly be reaping instantaneous karma. Strange are the ways of destiny known only to Dharma.

Yudhisthir then ordered Nakul to look for water nearby. Nakul climbed the tree and saw a watery bushes and cranes flying. Thus He told nearby a pond must be there. Yudhisthir ordered to bring water to quench the thirst.

Nakul went to the Pond. Dharma disguised as baka bird warned "oh son answer my question and then drink, else you shall die".

Nakul without paying heed drank the water and lay still.

Sahadev went and similarly laid still.

Arjun went and listening to the voice looked in all directions, took a arrow and hit the shabdavedhi arrow to cover entire pond with arrows.

Yama said "why this much of effort just answer few questions and drink".

Arjun did not pay heed.

Bheema to did not pay heed and laid still.

To answer the questions and take water would be akin to using Vidya for self-sustenance. This is not allowed for kshatriyas. Thus even if these knew the answers. They preferred death than foregoing Dharma.

Yudhisthir, however in order to revive his brothers thought to answer the Yaksha.

Yaksha asked many questions. Yudhisthir answered them successfully.

Happy with dharma’s son answers, Yama said he would revive only one of the brothers.

Yudhisthir asked Nakul to be revived.

Yama said, "Yudhisthir, everyone knows Bheema is quiet dear to you, he is the one who has brought kingdom to you, and he is the one you are relying to gain back Kingdom from Duryodhan. Why did you then choose Nakul to be revived".

Yudhisthir said, "oh noble one, you seem not to be ordinary yaksha for none in this entire universe except celestials can put these to slumber. Neither these brothers of mine have turned pale due to poison of pond.

It seems your maya has made them so, but I chose Nakul because I am the surviving son of Kunti. My father’s other wife Madri, is also equally a mother to me. It is for that her son should also be alive I asked Nakul".

Yaksha happy with Yudhisthir revived all the brothers. Revealing himself as Yama, as father of Yudhisthir. Yama said it was to test him, he disguised as deer took the Arani of the Bramhin. Pleased he asked Yudhisthir to seek a boon.

Yudhisthir asked "let this Bramhin never fail in his agnihotra".

Yama happy asked Yudhisthir to seek another boon. Yudhisthir said "12 years have completed in forest, 13th year is to commence, they have to live incognito [in disguise]. Let no one recognise them in this year".

Yama replied "I give you all a boon to assume any form of your choice, as long as you wish and resume at your will. No one will be able to recognise you all by my boon, even if you all are in original forms".

Yudhisthir said "as they are all born to devatas, they have naturally very high radiance, far superior to ordinary men and kings. This would definitely raise a suspicion in the minds of people and Duryodhans’ spies may easily target them".

Yama by his maya reduced their lustre. Assured them they would never be recognised.

Pleased with Yudhisthir, Yama asked to seek another boon, Yudhisthir asked to ever remain in Dharma. Yama blessed it to be so, as to become very nature of Yudhisthir.

Happily Pandavs returned the Arani to Bramhin. Went to Virat for Agnyat Vasa.

Krishnarpana